Posted on 08/24/2005 8:46:58 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
Diplomacy: Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez has auditioned for years to be included as part of the Axis of Evil. To him, televangelist Pat Robertson, who urged the U.S. to "take him out," must seem a godsend.
In recent months, Chavez has insulted President Bush, broadcast sexual and racial innuendo about Condoleezza Rice and denounced the U.S. as "the biggest terrorist." But you probably didn't hear much about that. Instead, you've gotten a full ration of remarks by Christian Broadcasting Network's Pat Robertson, who seemed to urge the U.S. government to assassinate Chavez.
Robertson has apologized, but not before Bloomberg did five updates on his loose talk — then started a second story on him. CNN did special coverage. Time also weighed in, and Robertson made the front page of both the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Internet site VenezuelaToday.net reported the year's record high in unique visitors. Web site-use measurer Technorati said Robertson was the blogosphere's top subject for two days. And Wikipedia was flooded with visits seeking the Hugo Chavez listing.
Why all this interest in Robertson? After all, he doesn't make policy. His political clout has diminished since his well-publicized run for the presidency in 1988. These days he's a minor player at best.
Maybe it's that he's a fundamentalist Christian, and therefore fair game for the liberal media. He's also a Republican — a daily double for those wanting to score.
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Viva Pat Robertson!!!!!
Ping. This is sort of what folks like ourselves have been saying for the past few days if I read it right.
Anyone blasting him on wanting to remove this clear communist threat is doing the dirty work of the left leaning mass media.
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